TRACHYPHONUS MARGARTTATUS. 
(THE PEARL SPOTTED BARBEI). 
Bucco margaritatus 
Tamatia eryiliroinjga . 
Lypornix erythropyga 
Micropogon margaritatus 
Polystycte margaritata 
ILicropogon margaritaoeus 
Capita margaritatus 
Trachyphonus margaritatus 
Capita margaritatus 
Trachyphonus margaritatus 
(1826) Euppell, Atlas zu der Eeise im Nord. Afrika, Yogel, 
p. 30. 
(1828) Elirenberg, Symbolas Physicse, Aves, t. 7. 
(1829) Wagler, Isis, p. 658. 
(1830) Temminck, PI. Col., No. 490. 
(1835) Smith, S. African Journal. 
(1839) Temminck, Table Methodique des Planches Coloriees, 
p. 55. 
(1840) G. E. Gray's Genera of Birds, Yol. II, p. 430. 
(1850) Bonaparte, Conspectus Avium, I, p. 142. 
(1861) Von Heuglin, Ibis, p. 164. 
(1863) Goffin, Museum des Pays-bas, Buccones, p. 67. 
(1868) G. E. Gray's Catalogue of British Museum, Capit., 
p. 17. 
T. supra terricolor, albo punctatus ; subtus hand squamatus, occipite cristate. 
Rah. in parte occidentali et sept- oriental! regionis iEtliiopicjB, 
Description. ? . Forehead, top of the head, and occipital crest, shining metaUic black, sides of 
the head, nape, throat, andbreast, brilliant yellow ; the feathers of the nape and sides of the neck 
tipped with black, ear-coverts silvery white, back, shoulders, and wing-coverts, earthy brown, 
each feather terminating in a round white spot giving the pearl-spotted appearance from 
which the bird derives its name ; the brown of the back fades into dirty yellow on the lower 
back and rump ; the quills are brown like the back, the first and second primaries pure brown ; 
the third with three, and the remainder with five quadrangular whitish spots on the outer 
web, the secondaries and cubitals are similar, but the spots are rounder; the upper and lower 
tail coverts scarlet, the tail blackish brown, long and slightly rounded, the outer pair of 
feathers barred with yellowish white, the remainder spotted with the same colour on the 
outer web, the spots lessening in size towards the centre pair, which are unspotted in adult 
specimens; a black metallic spot in the centre of the yellow on the breast; the lower 
feathers of the breast barred with white and brown, and some of them washed with scarlet, 
forming a narrow but distinct gorget, separating the deep yellow of the breast from the 
paler colour of the abdomen ; abdomen, sides, and vent, dirty yellowish white. 
